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Note to Self: Put Comedy on Calendar

By  Jeanie Lerche Davis WebMD Feature Archive

 

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"Chronic stress can profoundly depress the immune system", says Dr. Lee Berk, MD, assistant professor of family medicine at the University of California Irvine College of Medicine. Berk and his colleagues have spent years focusing on the effect that moods have on the immune system and disease. They have established the role played by laughter in the body's ability to effectively fend off viruses and bacteria and help fight chronic diseases like cancer and heart disease.

 

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